Limited edition deluxe box set edition packaged in a lid topped cardboard box. Contents include two blue marble colored vinyl LP's in a gatefold sleeve, printed inner bags, digipak CD with the bonus live track "The Temple Of The King", two posters, a postcard, sticker, a mouse pad, and a black laser engraved ballpoint pen. 2012 album from the German melodic Metal guitarist, the follow-up the 2010 album The Crest. Steamhammer.

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2010 studio release from German metal guitarists. 10 tracks.

PELL AXEL RUDI TALES OF THE CROWN

2000 album for the German heavy metal guitar mastermind. Steamhammer.

Less technical than Between The Walls, but catchier than Black Moon Pyramid. Essential!

TRACK LISTING:
1. Slaves Of The Twilight (Intro)
2. Pay The Price
3. Caroused
4. Ashes From The Oath
5. Ride The Rainbow
6. The Gates Of The Seven Seals
7. Oceans Of Time
8. Prelude To The Moon (opus#3menuetto prelugio)
9. Living In The Wildside
10. Holy Creatures

Axel Rudi Pell, one of the most renowned and charismatic German rock guitarists, is about to release his thirteenth solo album, Shadow Zone. Like few other German musicians, Pell has been instrumental in moulding the national rock music landscape of the Eighties and Nineties, making a successful transition to the present. Shadow Zone is full of multi-layered material documenting an important piece of timeless German metal history. Over the years, Pell has consciously remained faithful to his compositional style, deliberately staying away from short-lived trends or supposed innovations but affording himself the luxury – to the delight of his many fans – of exclusively and uncompromisingly following his own preferences. He says: "I haven't reinvented metal, but I've remained faithful to myself. This implies that the basic style of my compositions has stayed the same. But I think the new tracks sound more mature and even more catchy than my previous albums." Step into the Shadow Zone!

Pell's career began in 1980 with the band, Steeler, who sold over 30,000 copies of their commercially most successful release, Strike Back, and brought out their fourth and final album, Undercover Animal, in 1988. In November of that same year, Pell formed his own group together with Jörg Deisinger (ex-Bonfire), drummer Jörg Michael, bassist Thomas Smuszynski (ex-U.D.O.) and the American vocalist, Charlie Huhn (Ted Nugent, Gary Moore, Victory). Their debut album, Wild Obsessions, arrived at the stores one year later, followed by Nasty Reputation, for whom Pell enlisted the American frontman, Rob Rock (M.A.R.S, Impellitteri), who was replaced during the subsequent German tour by former Malmsteen vocalist, Jeff Scott Soto. With Soto as a new member, the third album, Eternal Prisoner (1992), was undeniable proof that the band had found their own, unmistakable style from the beginning. One year later, Pell brought out The Ballads, an album featuring his most accomplished rock ballads. With Between The Walls (1994) and the live recording, Made In Germany, the guitarist from Bochum held on to his typical style even in the post-grunge era. The subsequent Black Moon Pyramid (1996) was the second Pell album in succession to make the German album charts. 1997 saw the arrival of Pell's eighth offering, Magic, featuring a thematically consistent concept about supernatural stories. Magic also entered the charts, followed by Oceans Of Time, the commercially most successful album at that time by the Axel Rudi Pell band, and the continuation of Pell's ballad concept (The Ballads II, 1999). Following the departure of Jeff Scott Soto, Pell enlisted American vocalist Johnny Gioeli (ex-Hardline) for the production of Oceans Of Time, The Ballads III and his 2000 release, Masquerade Ball. His characteristic voice also enhanced the subsequent releases, Shadow Zone (2002) and Kings & Queens (2004). Mystica, another exceptional recording, saw the band come full circle in summer 2006, and the double DVD Live Over Europe was the cherry on the cake in a long series of outstanding releases. In 2007 Pell recored also the cover album Diamonds Unlocked and in 2008 Tales Of The Crown was released followed by a successful nearly soldout tour through Europe.

The Tenth Studio Album from the German Guitarist Axel Rudi Pell Offers the Usual Top Quality Splits Between Continuance and Development. But is this News? Since his 1989 Solo Debut "Wild Obsession" and No Later Than his Breakthrough in 1991 with "Nasty Reputation" , Pell Has Been a Firm Fixture in the German Melodic Hard Scene. In the Musical Microcosm Axel Rudi Pell Has Always Had Everything in Its Traditional Place, on the Other Hand He Moves it Continuously. If One Had Supposed that after the Early 90's Albums "Eternal Prisoner" and "Between the Walls (At that Time with Singer Jeff Scott Soto) that Axel Would have Nothing More to Offer, One Quickly Assured with the Knowledge that Pell Has Always Stood High Level Hard Rock.

After 2004s showcasing of both his heavy side (Kings And Queens) and his lighter touch (The Ballads III), Axel Rudi Pell is back with guitar shredding vengeance on Mystica! Joined by Johnny Gioeli on vocals, Ferdy Doernberg on keyboards, Mike Terrana on drums and the heaviness of ex-Steeler bandmate, Volker Krawczak on bass, Mystica adds yet another classic to the Axel Rudi Pell legacy.